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A master class in acting
Life, William Niall Morris, Published on 26/06/2025
» I'm not at all convinced by Terrence McNally's stage play Master Class, based on the legendary opera singer Maria Callas. On the other hand, Tarin Prinyaknit's production, featuring a tour de force performance from the award-winning actress Jaa Phantachat as the faded opera star, is a triumph of the Bangkok stage.
Submit to the cycle
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 14/03/2025
» Last night and the early hours of today saw the Blood Moon total lunar eclipse visible in the sky across most of the Western Hemisphere. The astronomical phenomenon occurred in the middle of Ramadan -- the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar.
Panpuri launches limited-edition fragrance
Life, Published on 28/02/2025
» Panpuri has launched a new limited-edition fragrance collection, Lotus Eclipse, inspired by the award-winning HBO original series The White Lotus Season 3, filmed in Thailand. The lotus flower is central to this exclusive collection which aims to capture its beauty and transformative essence. The Lotus Eclipse Extract perfume oil unfolds with a delicate, sweet floral aroma, before blending the sophisticated scent of the white lotus with the crisp, refreshing note of sea salt. Offered as an extract perfume oil, the fragrance is available in two sizes -- 50ml and a convenient 10ml travel size. Both are available in limited quantities only. The packaging of the fragrance is also an artistic nod to the iconic lotus flower and features a signature graphic from the TV series. The collection is now available at Panpuri Gaysorn, Central Embassy, CentralWorld, Emsphere and Panpuri Organic Spa at Park Hyatt. Visit panpuri.com.
Explore Thai art history at National Gallery
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 16/07/2024
» Interested persons are invited to immerse in the beauty of time through stories passed down from texts and oral traditions during "200 Years Journey Through Thai Modern Art History", which is running at the National Gallery Bangkok, until Aug 31.
Catch heartthrob Byeon Woo-seok on the small screen
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 22/05/2024
» Byeon Woo-seok is South Korea's hottest star, with the 32-year-old actor rising to fame for his portrayal of Ryu Sun-jae in the TV series Lovely Runner which can be seen on Viu.
Harnessing heritage
Life, \Chairat Chongvattanakij, Published on 09/10/2023
» Consecrated by rich history and exalted by the faith of its local community, Wat Prayurawongsawas (known colloquially as Wat Prayoon) inspires awe with the grandeur of its towering Phra Borommathat Maha Chedi (principal stupa), whose pleasing bell-shaped proportions find glorifying aesthetic resonance in the 18 subsidiary stupas that punctuate the encircling gallery.
Challenging the norm
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 07/11/2022
» Yaoi or Boys' Love (BL) has grown from an underground to mainstream fictional genre. It emerged from women's manga comics in Japan in the 1980s, which portrayed the relationship between young boys based on the seme (active) and uke (receptive) dichotomy. Through an informal fan network, the transnational phenomenon came to Thailand in the early 1990s and a subculture was formed online.
Reading for a better future
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 19/10/2022
» The Book Expo Thailand 2022 is well under way. The 27th edition of the Publishers and Booksellers Association of Thailand's (Pubat) book fair returns to the newly renovated Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok and will run until Sunday at Exhibition Hall 5–7, LG Floor.
Beyond the coast
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 01/07/2021
» Tall casuarina trees (son talay in Thai) stand handsomely in rows along the coastal line of Wa Ko beach in Prachuap Khiri Khan's Muang district. Branches of those needle-like leaves sway in the wind while soft waves curl up to the shore.
Double trouble
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 29/10/2020
» A variety of random characters and items -- Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro González, Japanese comic character Perman, Snow White, popular Glico Japanese snack Pocky and an ATM -- appear in the painting Justice Pillar from the collection "Doppelgänger" created by Verapong Sritrakoolkitjakarn, better known as Verapong VS Ayino. On view until Sunday at Kawit Studio & Gallery, "Doppelgänger" displays six oil-on-linen paintings and six woodcut artworks. Each artwork depicts subjects related to Verapong's interests including historical figures, Japanese and Walt Disney cartoon characters and things around us. Meaning a biologically unrelated lookalike or a double, the word doppelgänger is German, but Verapong sees it often when he reads Japanese comic books.